The Sinking Ship Parking Garage (Seattle, Washington)

USA / Washington / Seattle / Seattle, Washington / 2nd Avenue, 515
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515 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

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A parking garage which appears to be slipping beneath the waves when seen from the intersection of James St & Yesler Way.

Former location of the Seattle Hotel, which was demolished in 1961.
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Coordinates:   47°36'7"N   122°19'58"W

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  • This used to be the site of the Occidental Hotel, quite magnificent for its time and for young Seattle. Built in the early 1880's, it sadly was totally destroyed in the Great Fire of June 6, 1889. Here is an old photograph showing the front of the hotel after a heavy snowfall in 1884: http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/prosch_seattle&CISOPTR=170&CISOSHOW=144&REC=20 And here's what's left of the hotel after the fire: http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/prosch_seattle&CISOPTR=95&CISOBOX=1&REC=18
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